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William Goyen letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 078
Overview This collection contains 6 letters, and a postcard and envelope (letter missing) from William Goyen to Mark Bradlyn. Also included are photographs of Goyen taken in his Hollywood office and a business card from a Chinese restaurant. An unsent letter form Mark Bradlyn to Goyen is also included in the collection.
Dates: 1978-1979
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William Goyen papers

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Identifier: MS 360
Overview The William Goyen papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts and notes, serial publications, reviews and publicity, and proofs and galleys.
Dates: 1937 - 1978; Majority of material found within
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William H. Masterson papers

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Identifier: MS 613
Abstract The collection contains one series of Masterson's academic papers and one series related to his wife, Orvetta Masterson. Correspondence, newsclips, photographs, certificates, Rice-related brochures and information on the Masterson Fund are included.
Dates: 1940s-1980s
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William H. Nelson "The American Tory" typescript

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Identifier: MS 350
Abstract: This collection consists of a bound typescript of the book "The American Tory", which is the study of the Loyalists (or “Tories”) of the American Revolution.
Dates: 1960
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William Harris Crawford letters

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Identifier: MS 053
Abstract: Correspondence from William Harris Crawford, a lawyer, legislator, diplomat, and statesman.
Dates: 1817 - 1825
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William Harrison Hamman papers

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Identifier: MS 006
Overview Correspondence, documents, Civil War materials, clippings, and other papers of Hamman including accounts of early Texas historical events and political opinions as well as his legal and business papers regarding oil land, gas, and minerals; together with papers of his wife, Ella Hamman; papers of John Hamman (1879-1966), founder of Hamman Exploration Col, later Hamman Oil and Refining Co., pioneer in the development of mineral resources in Texas, and lawyer specializing in land and corporation...
Dates: 1828-1966, bulk dates 1861-1889; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1889
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

"William Hayne Leavell: an autobiography, 1850-1930", typescript 1979

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Identifier: MS 384
Overview This is a typed copy of an autobiography of William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930). Leavell served as minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Houston from 1893 to 1905. After serving as an envoy to Guatemala (1913-1919), he returned to Houston. The autobiography, written in 1920 by Leavell, transcribed later by his daughter and edited into this typescript in 1979 by Alec Bayless and Larry Noble, describes Leavell's career at the First Presbyterian Church in Houston, his service in Guatemala,...
Dates: 1979
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William Lisle Bowles letters

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Identifier: MS 167
Overview The collection consists of two letters to John Houlton of Farley Castle, Bath. Also included is a letter (April 12, 1850) from Arthur Houlton.
Dates: 1827; 1850
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William Lockhart Clayton papers

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Identifier: MS 007
Overview Original personal material and photocopied professional materials relating to economist and foreign policy expert Will Clayton and family, dating from 1897-1998. In addition to serving the U.S. government in a number of capacities, Clayton was in cotton business, and a co-founder of Anderson, Clayton and Company, based in Houston, Texas.
Dates: 1897-1998, Bulk dates 1934-1964; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1964
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

William Lukes Collection of Houston Photographic Research Materials

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Identifier: MS 531
Overview The collection consists of photographic research materials on Houston, TX, Rice University, and various urban scenes, architectural details, and photographic techniques. It was created by William Lukes in collaboration with Paul Hester during the years 1969 through 1974, when Lukes was an architectural student at Rice University.
Dates: 1969-1974
Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

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